Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen will go into the final race of 2021 dead level in the points standings, after one of the most tumultuous and dramatic Grand Prix races of recent years. An early red flag stoppage in the Saudi Arabian GP allowed Verstappen to cut turn 1 to take the lead from pole sitter Hamilton. He had to give the place back before a second restart attempt saw him fly to the front again, setting up what proved to be a supremely pitched and bad-tempered duel for the rest of the night. Verstappen once again cut turn 1 trying to protect his lead and this time he was handed a five second time penalty by race control allowing Hamilton to take victory, with Valtteri Bottas...
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